President Barack Obama presents Bill Sherlach and daughters Katy Sherlach and Maura Lynn Schwartz with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor, on behalf of their wife and mother Mary Sherlach at the White House on February 15, 2013 in Washington, DC.

President Barack Obama presents Bill Sherlach and daughters Katy Sherlach and Maura Lynn Schwartz with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor, on behalf of their wife and mother Mary Sherlach at the White House on February 15, 2013 in Washington, DC.

President Barack Obama presents Japanese American Veterans Association Executive Director Terry Shima with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal at the White House on February 15, 2013 in Washington, DC.

President Barack Obama presents Japanese American Veterans Association Executive Director Terry Shima with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal at the White House on February 15, 2013 in Washington, DC.